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CHILDRENS HOME SAFETY…HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT’S LURKING UNDER YOUR SINK?

Childrens Home Safety – How Many of These Toxic Household Cleaners

Do You Use in Your Home?

We all want to keep our kids as safe as possible because they are so precious to us. A major way to provide for your childrens home safety is to have an environment for children that is as toxic–free as possible .

So, it’s necessary to take a look at our household cleaners:

Recent studies indicate dozens of toxic chemicals are showing up in the bloodstreams of American children.

Some can be traced to household cleaning products and others to pesticides and preservatives from non-organic food.

A Canadian study found that women who work at home have a 54% higher death rate from cancer than those who work away from home. The study concluded that this was a direct result of the increased exposure to toxic chemicals, many that are found in common household cleaners.

Do you know that poisoning occurs very often in homes where parents are unaware that those cleaning products they use are toxic?

Isn’t that ironic…parents who are doing their best to give their kids a healthy, clean home could instead be poisoning them!

As a result, problems affecting kids can range from cancer and even death, to damage of skin, mouth, eyes, throat, and more. Internal organs can also be injured.

The government acknowledges that these household cleaners are hazardous, but regulation only requires that labels indicate if they are combustible, corrosive, poisonous, use caution, etc.

It seems to me that they could be doing a great deal more to alert an unsuspecting and uninformed public.

Think about it this way…babies crawl on the floors you’ve cleaned and then what do they generally do? They put their hands into their mouths and all those toxins go right into their bloodstreams. How about that danger!

Also, are you aware that allergies and asthma are at an all time high? A major reason may be that most detergents and softeners also contain toxins.

Children lay all night in pajamas and sheets washed in these toxic products. The chemicals are absorbed by the skin and enter the bloodstream and work the same way the drugs in the nicotine patch or the estrogen patch do.

Okay, enough said…here are some helpful tips to turn this danger to kids’ health around…

CHILDRENS HOME SAFETY…GENERAL INFO FROM THE EPA – An EPA publication lists 34 tips in 8 areas. A few of them are listed below:

2.Protect children from lead poisoning - Have children tested for lead; wash children’s hands before they eat – run the cold water for at least 30 seconds to flush lead from pipes – check older homes for lead in the paint

3.Keep pesticides and other toxic chemicals away from children – Read product labels and follow directions.

Store pesticides and chemicals in a safe place to protect your kids health.

Wash fruits and vegetables under running water before eating – peel them before eating when possible.

I would add that just washing produce under water has little effect.Use anatural household cleaner made for this purpose and rinse thoroughly.

In a different document, the EPA recognizes the importance of organic fruit and vegetables – no pesticides.

8. Keep children and mercury apart – Eat a balanced diet but avoid fish with high levels of mercury, such as tuna and swordfish…

Buy wild caught fish, not farm raised – that can contain bacteria.

Replace mercury thermometers with a digital thermometer

Setting even some of the above child home safety standards in your home will help keep your kids safe and well.

Childrens Home Safety…Today’s Health Boosting Tip:*

Did you know that real clean, doesn’t smell like pine trees or bleach? In fact, it doesn’t smell like anything at all.

Really clean isodorless!

*Go find green household cleaners that work well, are cost saving because they are so concentrated, and are safe for you, your family and the environment.

Note: because they are soconcentrated, you’ll be able to cut back on the amount of natural household cleaners you purchase. So, go green and save money. This will at the same time, greatly help to reduce the vast number of pollution causing containers that go into landfills.

If you choose to follow even some of these suggestions about safety at home, it will be a win all around – for a healthier you, your family and our planet.

There are many areas of our well being that can be made better by just making a small change here and there. I decided to reach out to people interested in improving their family’s general health by offering some simple, helpful tips and intendto cover a wide variety of areas in children’s health.

I hope you find the tips useful and as a result, help improve the health of your family and our planet. Being involved in the health and wellness field over the past 28 years, I work to make a positive impact on the lives of my clients and their families in the area of wellness. It is my goal to help make a difference for anyone who desires improved health.